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The Kansas City Star
story from Mar 20, 2012, titled Police identify teen killed in gunfight in KCa s Northeast area.
In it, The Kansas City Star reports that:

A teenager killed in a Monday afternoon exchange of gunfire in Kansas City’s Northeast area has been identified as Rio Barnes Jauregui-Ellis.Kansas City police said the18-year-old Kansas City resident was fatally shot about 4 p.m. Monday near North Denver Avenue and Budd Park Esplanade.Witnesses told police that Jauregui-Ellis arrived in a ... (more)

What does his race have to do with anything? not a damn thing. No he's not muslim. Until they talk to the other to people they dont know what really happened. They said he ALLEGEDLY went back to his car and got a shotgun. No I am not justifying what he did if that is what happened but he did not deserve to die. Rio is/was a good kid who took the wrong path but that doesnt mean that the other people involved should get away with what they did. His parents lost their child and now his 5 siblings have lost their brother. Regardless of what really happened he is gone and he's not coming back. Why cant everyone just leave him alone. Have some respect for the people who loved him dearly no matter what choices he made. He was only 18 so young he still had a lot of life to live even if it was in jail for what he did. Maybe he would of changed, or stayed the same person who freaking knows but now he doesnt have the chance to change, no one will ever know how he would of turned out he's gone just leave it at that.

What does his race have to do with anything? not a damn thing. No he's not muslim. Until they talk to the other to people they dont know what really happened. They said he ALLEGEDLY went back to his car and got a shotgun. No I am not justifying what he did if that is what happened but he did not deserve to die. Rio is/was a good kid who took the wrong path but that doesnt mean that the other people involved should get away with what they did. His parents lost their child and now his 5 siblings have lost their brother. Regardless of what really happened he is gone and he's not coming back. Why cant everyone just leave him alone. Have some respect for the people who loved him dearly no matter what choices he made. He was only 18 so young he still had a lot of life to live even if it was in jail for what he did. Maybe he would of changed, or stayed the same person who freaking knows but now he doesnt have the chance to change, no one will ever know how he would of turned out he's gone just leave it at that.

Muslim is not a race, it is a religion. As far as all the other stuff you said, he is now news, in the public eye and everything about him is about to be exposed and ridiculed to the point of absurdity, remember him as you will, that is who you know, the rest of us don't really care about his life, it is his death that even makes him known to us. What you feel is really all you should worry about, not our opinions.be well.

What does his race have to do with anything? not a damn thing. No he's not muslim. Until they talk to the other to people they dont know what really happened. They said he ALLEGEDLY went back to his car and got a shotgun. No I am not justifying what he did if that is what happened but he did not deserve to die. Rio is/was a good kid who took the wrong path but that doesnt mean that the other people involved should get away with what they did. His parents lost their child and now his 5 siblings have lost their brother. Regardless of what really happened he is gone and he's not coming back. Why cant everyone just leave him alone. Have some respect for the people who loved him dearly no matter what choices he made. He was only 18 so young he still had a lot of life to live even if it was in jail for what he did. Maybe he would of changed, or stayed the same person who freaking knows but now he doesnt have the chance to change, no one will ever know how he would of turned out he's gone just leave it at that.

I'm not trying to justify what he did.. But hr didn't fire for no reason.. HE WENT OUT STANDING UP FOR HIMSELF OR SOMETHING HE BELIEVED IN." a coward dies a thousand times, a soldier only dies once..."Rios gone. End of story. The person who took his life gets to live with that forever..

Speaking as a soldier who fought in war, do not insult me by calling this punk a soldier. He is a crimminal! He did this in a public park where an innocent child could have been hurt or killed. He had a choice to walk away and didn't. He fired first, so he got what he deserved!

<quoted text>Just another scumbag gangbanger who got what he deserved. At least now, the taxpayers won't have to pay $50K a year to warehouse this dirtbag in prison.

You're an ASS! Rio never even fired the shotgun, and he definately wasn't a scumbag gangbanger. A few teenage kids wanted to score some pot, big f'n deal. If pot was legal, he would still be alive. Maybe a little high from time to time, but ALIVE! How dare you judge those you don't even know, especially when you don't even know all the facts.

Rio Barnes Jauregui-Ellis, is that Irish? No? Well folks, this is why marksmanship is important. The kid had the drop on the two guys and could have popped both of them if he had used 00 buckshot at the proper range and kept on target. Instead he missed or grazed them(slugs or too light birdshot, range?) and they returned fire(pistols?) and nailed him. I'm mostly surprised he didn't use a knife or machete. Just sayin'

I agree, in siturations like this marksmanship is important, but so is following a few procedures like disarming the bastards that shot him. Yes, Rio HAD the drop but decided to trust these bastards and put the gun back the car, which is when he got shot. While he was trying to run for cover, the bastards gunned him down UNARMED. Someone else in the car was returning fire with the shotgun trying to provide Rio cover so he can escape. Rio NEVER even fired the shotgun.

<quoted text>Everybody is a child.....So, are you saying no one deserves to die?....and another thing, he wasn't "GREATLY MISSED", their shot(s) hit him square on bro!!!!

Try saying that to the 200+ who showed up to his funeral. You shouldn't believe everything you see on the news, Rio wasn't even the one who fired the shotgun. Another teen in the car was RETURNING fire to provide cover for Rio as he was gunned down UNARMED.

<quoted text>Speaking as a soldier who fought in war, do not insult me by calling this punk a soldier. He is a crimminal! He did this in a public park where an innocent child could have been hurt or killed. He had a choice to walk away and didn't. He fired first, so he got what he deserved!

No, he didn't fire first. In fact, when he was shot, the shotgun was in the car. He was found roughly 100 yards from his car without the shotgun. You shouldn't believe everything you see on the news, and you shouldn't judge people or situations that you clearly do not understand. Rio was a great kid and his only crime was wanting to smoke a little pot. BFD! He didn't deserve to die over it. And if pot was legal like it should be, he wouldn't have been in that situation in the first place.

<quoted text>No, he didn't fire first. In fact, when he was shot, the shotgun was in the car. He was found roughly 100 yards from his car without the shotgun. You shouldn't believe everything you see on the news, and you shouldn't judge people or situations that you clearly do not understand. Rio was a great kid and his only crime was wanting to smoke a little pot. BFD! He didn't deserve to die over it. And if pot was legal like it should be, he wouldn't have been in that situation in the first place.

Yes Mr. Smith, we get it, thank you for taking the time to point this out repeatedly. Not to be disrespectful, but in my opinion any teen riding around with a loaded shotgun in the car is not an outstanding citizen, rather an incident waiting to happen. Whether he actually shot at the suspects is not important - he produced the weapon in an aggressive, offensive manner, in a public area where innocent citizens could have been injured. I totally agree that he should not have died for 'wanting to smoke a little pot', but for producing a shotgun in an intimidating manner? Thats something you may want to ponder a bit.

Ever read Skippjon Jones?There's Rio the shotgun bandito(clap, clap)All he wanted was to smoke some pot-ito(clap, clap)With a click and a clack and a bang and a smack,he found himself dead on his back!(clap, clap)My very first narco corrido.

Ever read Skippjon Jones?There's Rio the shotgun bandito(clap, clap)All he wanted was to smoke some pot-ito(clap, clap)With a click and a clack and a bang and a smack,he found himself dead on his back!(clap, clap)My very first narco corrido.

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